Farm level yield gap analysis in soybean crop in Ahilyanagar district of Maharashtra State

Abstract

Amid decreasing yield of soybean (Glycine max L.) this study analyzed yield gaps using data collected through a survey of 192 farmers across different farm size groups in Shrirampur and Rahuri tehsils in Ahilyanagar district in Maharashtra, India. The data were collected with the help of pretested interview schedule. The data was analyzed using standard statistical tools. The Findings revealed that the 30.73 per cent of growers reported a low level of yield gap followed by 23.96 percent reported medium level of yield gap. The mean YGI was 10.04 per cent, YGII was 16.11 per cent whereas the mean YG III was 29.06 per cent indicating the possibility of increasing yield in farmers field. The results suggested that land holding, annual income, management practices sand water stress had significantly contributed to the yield gap indicating that managing magnitude of these variables will decrease the yield gap in soybean crop.